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Ariana Grande videography

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Ariana Grande videography
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The American singer-songwriter and actress Ariana Grande has appeared in various visual media. She has starred in 61 music videos and acted in a numerous of fictional films and television shows. She began her career at age 15 by appearing in the Broadway musical 13 (2008), and rose to fame as Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon television series Victorious (2010–2013) and its spin-off series Sam & Cat (2013–2014). In 2013, Grande launched her music career and released her debut studio album, Yours Truly (2013) and released music videos for the singles "The Way", "Baby I", and "Right There". From 2014 to 2015 music videos for "Problem", "Break Free", "Bang Bang", "Love Me Harder" and "One Last Time" were released — singles from her second studio album My Everything (2014).

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Ariana in a interview for Wicked, 2024.

Grande's third studio album Dangerous Woman (2016) spawned videos for the eponymous lead single and "Into You", "Side to Side", and "Everyday". The fourth studio album Sweetener (2018) was preceded by the singles "No Tears Left to Cry", "God Is a Woman", whose music videos were directed by Dave Meyers and "Breathin". Her album Thank U, Next produced the music video of the same name and the 2019 music videos for "7 Rings" and "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"—all which were directed by Hannah Lux Davis. At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, Grande received twelve nominations and won three awards including the MTV Video Music Award for Artist of the Year. At the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards, she received nine nominations, winning four awards including three for "Rain on Me" with Lady Gaga. Grande released three music videos for her sixth studio album Positions (2020) — "Positions", "34+35" and "34+35 (Remix)". Grande's seventh studio album, Eternal Sunshine (2024), was supported by four music videos — "Yes, And?", "We Can't Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)", "The Boy Is Mine and "Supernatural" — all for which she enlisted Christian Breslauer to direct.

Grande has increasingly incorporated cinematic elements into her music videos, often drawing inspiration from classic films. She frequently pays homage to films through recreations of scenes, character portrayals, and overall aesthetic choices. The "Thank U, Next" music video is a direct homage to several teen rom-coms, including Mean Girls, Legally Blonde, 13 Going on 30, and Bring It On. Grande recreated iconic scenes, outfits, and even got cameos from some of the original movie stars. Grande's album "Eternal Sunshine" is heavily inspired by the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. The short film Brighter Days Ahead also incorporates elements from the movie, including a memory-recovery machine reminiscent of Cerebro from X-Men. Inspired by the Austin Powers movies (specifically the Fembots), with having the bra missile in "Break Free", referencing upgrading the bra pistols to a more powerful weapon, while Grande and her dancers embodying their robotic aesthetic in "34+35". In addition, Grande has mentioned other movies as influences on her work, including Metropolis, Barbarella, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Trek, Sixteen Candles and Batman Returns.[1][2]

Grande has forty-one videos surpass at least 100 million views, while seven of her music videos — have over a billion views on YouTube. On November 30, 2018, Grande released the music video for her single "Thank U, Next". Directed by Hannah Lux Davis, the video broke the record for most-watched music video in YouTube within 24 hours, officially achieving 55.4 million views on the platform in its first day.[3] It also became the fastest Vevo video to reach 100 million views on YouTube doing so in just 3 days and 10 hours. Her YouTube channel is currently one of ths most viewed music channels on the platform, having attracted nearly 30 billion views. With over 56.3 million subscribers, she remains the third most subscribed female artist, and held the record for female musician with the most subscribers, for six years.[4][5] Grande has won ten MTV Video Music Awards for her music videos so far—including five nominations for Video of the Year and 57 nominations overall, making her the fifth most nominated artist of all time.

Grande's subsequent television work included, a recurring role in the first season of the Fox series Scream Queens (2015), playing Penny Pingleton in NBC's live musical television special, Hairspray Live! (2016) and making a guest appearance in the Showtime series Kidding (2020). Grande has hosted and performed at Saturday Night Live twice in 2016 and 2024, showcasing her comedic and hosting talents. She served as a coach on The Voice in 2021 and has been a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race in 2015 and 2023.[6][7] Grande was the focus of documentary films/specials; Dangerous Woman Diaries, a 4-part YouTube Originals docuseries that offered behind-the-scenes access during her Dangerous Woman Tour (2018) and the creation of her Sweetener album and Excuse Me, I Love You (2020), a Netflix concert film documenting her Sweetener World Tour.

She appeared in Adam McKay's film Don't Look Up (2021), alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, and Meryl Streep. With streams of more than 152 million hours in a week, it broke the record for the biggest viewership week in Netflix history, at the time.[6][7] Grande starred as Galinda Upland in Wicked (2024), the first of two film adaptations of the stage musical. A critical and commercial success, it was listed amongst the best musical and fantasy films of the 21st century by various media,[8][9] grossed US$756 million worldwide, and became the highest-grossing musical adaptation film of all time.[10] Her performance drew widespread acclaim,[11] and earned her nominations for the Golden Globe Award, Critics' Choice Award, Screen Actors Guild Award, BAFTA Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.[12] The second part of the film adaptation, Wicked: For Good, is scheduled for November 21. She starred as the protagonist Peaches in the short film Brighter Days Ahead, which she directed and wrote with Christian Breslauer. This 26-minute film, accompanying the deluxe version of her album Eternal Sunshine, stars an elderly Grande revisiting her memories, inspired by the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It explores themes of love, loss, and memory, featuring both real-life home videos and fictionalized scenes from her album's narrative. The short film also marked her directorial debut.[13] Grande's upcoming film projects include Focker In-Law (2026) and an animated film adaptation of Dr. Seuss's 1990 book Oh, the Places You'll Go!, slated for release in March 2028.

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Music videos

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Victoria Monét features in the music videos for "7 Rings", "Monopoly", "Thank U, Next" and "Positions"
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Rapper Big Sean appears on the songs and videos for "Right There" and "Problem".
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The late Mac Miller appeared with Grande on both songs and videos for "The Way" and "My Favorite Part".
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Trinidadian-born rapper Nicki Minaj features on the music videos of "Bang Bang", "Side to Side" and "The Light Is Coming"

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Notes

  1. Grande initially planned to release two versions of the music video, with "Visual 1" (the one released) focusing on sensuality and "Visual 2" being more cinematic. However, "Visual 2" was ultimately scrapped due to time constraints.

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